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924RACR · Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2003 5:25 am Post subject: Lexan hatch

Just got my lexan hatch... going to try to get a weight on it when I get home...

Next step, get my fiberglass hood, then bumpers and doors...
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teo · Joined: 07 Sep 2001 Posts: 637 Location: Hungary, Europe

Post her weight after all that installed.

and put that chocolate down, you'll be the most heavy part in the car!

Techno Duck · Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2003 7:28 am Post subject:

::anorexic anonymous meeting...::

Instructor: Now lets all try to find out why everyone here has an eating disorder. Lets start with you.

Person 1 : My boyfriend says im not good enough.

Person 2: My parents say im not good enough.

Person 3: I want my car to go faster.

im bettings its happened somewhere at sometime...

curious, are you just replacing the existing hatch glass? or have you made a lighter hatch frame. Also will you be adding in the defroster lines afterwards?
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924RACR · Posted: Wed Jan 29, 2003 9:23 am Post subject:

LOL... no, my ex-wife was the anorexic... I was the bad influence, naturally 6' and 150lbs... she hated me, I think...

The plan is to install this in a stock hatch frame in replacement of a shattered stock glass panel - after a bad off on someone else's car. This is purely for racing, so no defrost function necessary.

Stock glass panel was 46lbs (glass only, not with hatch frame). This one weighs, I dunno, like 5 lbs.
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chriso · Joined: 23 Dec 2002 Posts: 36 Location: Lincoln Nebraska

WHAT WHERE & HOW MUCH$$$$$$ ?
Not trying to get personal just looking for a lightweight back glass for less than the $600.00 that GT wants. Have you cut in the qtr windows yet? also Sunroof stock 22 lbs- Lexxan & hardware so light you have to bolt it in to keep it from floating away. Thanks in advance for the answers.
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Joes924Racer · Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2003 7:10 am Post subject:

Chriso I still remember talken to a porsche shop owner dude in California
who said the 924 is loud compared to other porsches..though mines not an S model or a 44 or a 931 I still get a grin though worken the power band and gears in my 79...Mr Scott way cool you got a lexan hatch you can get them way cheaper than the 600 gt wants for one.
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chris78 · Joined: 03 Nov 2002 Posts: 33 Location: Ohio

Hey dont think i forgot about you all, ive been busy. you know with this war stuff and all. well I wanted to drop in and say hi and that im back.
check me out at
http://chris924carrera.tripod.com
still the same pics but some new ones to come soon.
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Joes924Racer · Posted: Fri Jan 31, 2003 9:59 am Post subject:

Hey you have the redline weber throttle body on there I have also just havent put it on yet...maybe this weekend..
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chris78 · Joined: 03 Nov 2002 Posts: 33 Location: Ohio

i thought the red line throttle body was an add on. i think it works well.
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chriso · Joined: 23 Dec 2002 Posts: 36 Location: Lincoln Nebraska

Joe- I've moved to an aftermarket aluminized exhaust using a high flow muffler and a resonator tip. I love the sound. On the track my 951 is silent. Its incredible- barely even a sound at full accelleration. Very tough to drive when you are used to listening to your engine.
Prior to the exhaust change the 924S was similar. I really apreciate using aural imput as another driving tool. Takes me back to my moto-X days. I don't know how we got onto this thread.
Anyways Porsche decided that power and quiet were positive drive qualities- probably in the mid 80s. the exhaust must be heard.
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924RACR · Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2003 6:16 am Post subject:

Hey, sorry I haven't been paying attention... focused on racing and work... anyway, the hatch is like $325 (maybe a bit more if you want it tinted)...

Here's the info:
http://www.924board.org/viewtopic.php?t=5599

Make sure you arrange the shipping details - I ended up paying for air freight, would've liked to have had it shipped just regular ground freight (assuming that's even an option)...

I will have to strap down this hatch to keep it from blowing out, yet. I will not be bothering with the side windows, they're too inconsequential to worry about yet (not enough weight saved yet to warrant the cost).

Lightening the sunroof is easy. You do realize that it's fiberglass, right? Just remove the inner panel.
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#25 Hidari Firefly P2 sports prototype

Joes924Racer · Posted: Mon Feb 03, 2003 6:19 am Post subject:

yea my aural sensativity is goin down the more I drive ..
no its not that loud its a hotrod sound....Carbon monoxide leakage
the corvair had this problem I think off of my header theres a collector
its holding up pretty good I can keep it sealed..Ive been thinking of getting
another type of clamp I saw in a performance mag. its a collar thats
a little bigger than the pipe and it is held in place with a 4 bolts
like a big clam shell clamp. though not as exspensive as these here
on this link.

http://www.burnsstainless.com/Hardware/WigginsClamps/wigginsclamps.html
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1980 porsche Turbo 931GT Replica
Have u ever driven a turbo.